University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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MAY Strange stirrings were abroad in May. A simplified version of the treasure hunt but on a mass scale swept the campuses of the nation. Psychologists puzzled, college ad- ministrations worried, and the peo- ple of the nation in general won- dered about the new fad — panty raids. The male population of the University responded with en- thusiasm. Warm weather stimu- lated outdoor studying on the Libe lawn, and entering build- ings for classes demanded thor- oughly subdued wills. In other respects, May activi- ties were more sedate. At an im- pressive evening ceremony, new members of Isogon and the Scrolls were tapped. Dressed in caps and gowns, candles flickering, the jun- ■Yourautogra| li. Mr ilic IVdantics. 15

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ior and senior women solemnly filed down to College Pond to con- clude the processional by setting the candles adrift. Once again, many parents took advantage of Parents ' Weekend to become better acquainted with the University. The more notable events of a full schedule were the Dairy Industry Show, intricate water patterns by the Naiads, and the well-received Roister Doister play, Eastward in Eden. Student approval of campus publications was expressed by the referendum vote to increase the students ' tax for the Collegian. Handbook, and Ixdex. Mardi Gras livened the Cage and expressed its international theme by such devices as rickshaw rides by attractive coolies from Butterfield. Pretty Carol Hartley, with international agreement, was chosen Queen of the Mardi Gras. Shouts of incredulous delight proclaimed the Faculty Frantics a hilarious success. The dramatic skit (with a vengeance), John Crabapple ' s Hour of Darkest Per- il, reduced sober students to near hysteria. Familiar profs, in dis- guise, resorted to drastic means to convince the skeptical that teach- ers are indeed human. Bowker Auditorium was filled — a rare sight — on two occasions : first, in tribute to Robert Frost, who had come to read his poetry and gently give advice; next, at the Senior Convocation of the class of ' o ' -i, to hear senior Richard Lettis, in a speech on Our University at the Crossroads, stress the critical need for undertaking a forceful program of improvement if we were to live up to our name of Universitv.